Premier League clubs take part in 5 cups

Aside from the 72 Premier League games , there will be plenty of opportunities to watch the local clubs in several cup competitions this season. Compared to last year, the HKFA added one more tournament , which follows a mode similar to the current League Cup (Group Stage + Knockout).
In total there will be no less than 133 competitive games in the 2015/16 season. All cup finals will take place in Mong Kok Stadium leaving the oversized Hong Kong Stadium with just a handful of Premier League home games by the Pegasus squad. In addition to the regular grounds, some of the earlier cup fixtures will also take place at Tsing Yi Sports Ground, which currently doesn’t have any club assigned to it.

The first trophy will be the Community Cup (similar to European supercup games ahead of the season), in which league champion Kitchee face last year’s season playoff winner South China on September 20th. Next in line is the prestigious Senior Shield, which will start in late September and will be decided on January 24th at Mong Kok Stadium. Somewhat parallel, the local clubs will also compete in both the (yet-to-be-named) newly established cup as well as the League Cup, with the finals taking place on April 9th and 10th.
After the end of the Premier League season in early May, there will still be two competitions left: The FA Cup final will be played out on May 15th at Mong Kok Stadium. The following Season Playoff will eventually see all the cup winners (or the best-ranked league teams) to fight for a place in the 2017 AFC Cup Group Stage. This mini-tournament will end on May 28th.